Alexa Brown of Clyde died in 2009 after suffering from cancer. Her parents are among the 58 families who have sued Whirlpool Corp.

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Families affected by the local childhood cancer cluster can get evidence regarding Whirlpool Corp.'s activities around Clyde after a judge allowed their lawsuit to move forward Monday, an attorney said.

They plan to request hundreds of thousands of documents pertaining to the company's Clyde plant's manufacturing processes, how it disposed of industrial waste and more, said attorney Charles Boyk of Toledo, one of the lawyers representing 58 families who have sued Whirlpool.

"We consider this a victory because now, for the first time, the families will be allowed to get the internal ...